Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

and would do anything in his power to see them make it through. According to Amanda Stein, Dr. James Willerson M.d., reinforces the idea of Dr. Cooley being one of the best innovating Cardiovascular Surgeons today: Dr. Cooley is probably the very best heart surgeon who has ever lived. Has great technical skills, enormous experience, the courage to tackle these things, and wonderful judgement about what is needed to be done in individual patients (2). Dr. Cooley’s attention to detail, desire for success, and vision for his patients, makes him one of the best surgical innovators in the field. According to the author of the article, “Denton A. Cooley, MD,” Dr. Cooley received honors for his work including the National Medal of Freedom in 1984 and the National Medal of Technology in 1998 (1). Dr. Cooley was honored as an innovator in his field and for his dedication towards others. Throughout his career Dr. Cooley strived for greatness and worked to be a top contributor in his field. Dr. Frank Jobe pioneered a successful surgery to help many people regain achievement after a catastrophic injury. According to Tim Rohan, over 25 percent of active pitchers in Major League Baseball have had a procedure to repair a torn elbow ligament (1). This injury has been a major problem in baseball and needed to be fixed by a revolutionary surgical procedure. According to the author of the article, “Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers,” the first surgery…

the Tembu tribe. Unlike his father, Nelson Mandela gained a full education and studies at the University College of Fort Hare. During that time, he realised that there had been racial inequality and injustice faced by non-white people (Biography). Throughout his life, Mandela took part of the struggle and wanted to turn things around. However, things did not go as planned. Nelson Mandela was arrested and charged with treason in 1956. After a lengthy and protracted court case the defendants were…

Canada's Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON — The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 4:05PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 5:16PM EST 0 Comments 5 5 0 AA Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne Michaels on Tuesday as he presented the Canadians with America’s highest civilian honour: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Toronto natives were among 21 new honourees recognized by the…

Laureate with over 50 honorary degrees whilst never having attended college is a testament to her and her writings. Recipient of numerous literary awards, her various books,…

Marguerite Ann Johnson was born in St. Louis Missouri on April 4, 1928. Raised in Stamps Arkansas she experienced prejudice and discrimination because she was of African American descent. From her southern education and religious beliefs thru adversity to single motherhood and her self classification as an entertainer. She became a prominent and significant voice of our time. The life course of this remarkable woman would encompass nonnormative and normative life events. A poet Laureate with…

been repeatedly rejected by Congress (Roman 1). This type of rule can be easily compared to the monarchy that ruled Britain in 1776, Puerto Ricans representing the exploited Colonists. The Federal District Court of Puerto Rico had ruled that Puerto Ricans “had a fundamental right to vote in presidential elections based on their American citizenship” (Roman 1); however, “the Constitution of the United States does not expressly grant United States citizens the right to vote,” only states have the…

From the Nobel Peace prize to the National Humanities award. Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1986, which he spoke out against violence, racism, and repression. The Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a “messenger to mankind,” while presenting him the award. Then in 1992, he was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom that constitutes the highest award that can be given to a civilian in peacetime. He was also a recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2009, Norman Mailer…

on August 10, 1942, in Poland, fifty thousand Jews were gassed to death. Adolf Hitler murdered millions of Jews with pure hatred (“Overview of Holocaust: 1933-1945” 6). Nevertheless, on January 27, 1945, the Soviets liberated the Jews from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps (“Overview of Holocaust: 1933-1945” 1). Today, seventy-two years since concentration camp's liberation, the Holocaust remains the world’s worst genocide know to mankind—a mysterious suffering. Biographical…

He was born on October 7, 1955, in Paris, France. He is a songwriter and cellist and is of Chinese descent. He was a child prodigy and attended Juilliard for his formal training. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1976 with a Liberal Arts degree. Mr. Ma is married and has two children (YoY o Ma) He continued to excel at the cello throughout his adult life. He has produced more the 100 albums and has won more than 18 Grammy awards. He was also awarded the national medal of arts in…

Wiesel’s work as an activist and the respect he received around the world led him to worldwide recognition. Some of his greatest achievements include being appointed by President Jimmy Carter to be the Chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust, establishing the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and receiving several awards like the French Legion of Honor's Grand-Croix and the U.S. Presidential Medal of…